Man from Tarnaörs stole copper cable and tools from Lake Balaton construction sites

The Siófok Police Headquarters arrested a 28-year-old man from Tarnaörs on 10 November, who had stolen copper cable and power tools from several construction sites around Lake Balaton.

Man from Tarnaörs stole copper cable and tools from Lake Balaton construction sites

Caused damages worth several million forints at Lake Balaton construction sites

Investigators from the Siófok Police Headquarters identified and arrested a 28-year-old man from Tarnaörs, who is suspected of stealing valuable materials and small equipment from several construction sites around Lake Balaton – according to police.hu.

On 29 October, in the early evening hours, the man broke into a construction site in Balatonföldvár through a damaged fence and stole a large quantity of copper cable. The damage caused by the theft exceeded 2.6 million forints, whilst the damage caused by the fence damage approached one million forints.

Police officers identified the vehicle used at the scene and the suspect based on footage from security and surveillance cameras, traffic monitoring data, and call traffic analysis. The man was arrested on 10 November and brought before the Siófok Police Headquarters.

During a search of his flat, police found stripped cable sheaths, a mobile phone and power tools; the latter are suspected to have been taken in early November from a construction site at an apartment building in Balatonalmádi. Investigators questioned the man on suspicion of the crime of theft, took him into custody, and initiated his detention.

Source: Google News HU — Crime (hu)

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